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+package ftbsc.lll.mapper;
+
+import ftbsc.lll.exceptions.MalformedMappingsException;
+import ftbsc.lll.mapper.tools.Mapper;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * The shared interface between all mappers.
+ */
+public interface IMappingFormat {
+	/**
+	 * Checks whether this mapper can process the given lines.
+	 * @param lines the lines to read
+	 * @return whether this type of mapper can process these lines
+	 */
+	boolean claim(List<String> lines);
+
+	/**
+	 * Defines a priority for this implementation: the higher the number,
+	 * the higher the priority.
+	 * This is used to resolve conflicts when multiple mappers attempt to
+	 * {@link #claim(List) claim} a given mapping file.
+	 * @return the priority
+	 */
+	default int priority() {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a {@link Mapper} given the lines, ignoring errors depending on the given flag.
+	 * @param lines the lines to read
+	 * @param ignoreErrors try to ignore errors and keep going
+	 * @return the {@link Mapper}
+	 * @throws MalformedMappingsException if an error is encountered and ignoreErrors is false
+	 */
+	Mapper getMapper(List<String> lines, boolean ignoreErrors) throws MalformedMappingsException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a {@link Mapper} given the lines, ignoring errors depending on the given flag, and
+	 * returns its inverted form.
+	 * @param lines the lines to read
+	 * @param ignoreErrors try to ignore errors and keep going
+	 * @throws MalformedMappingsException if an error is encountered and ignoreErrors is false
+	 */
+	default Mapper getInvertedMapper(List<String> lines, boolean ignoreErrors) throws MalformedMappingsException {
+		return this.getMapper(lines, ignoreErrors).getInverted();
+	}
+}